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Construct Validation and Measurement Invariance of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory for Educational Settings

The present study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the revised version of the Athletic Coping Skills Inventory (ACSI-28), following adjustment of the wording of items such that they were appropriate to assess Coping Skills in an educational setting. A sample of middle school students (n = 1,037) completed the revised inventory. An initial confirmatory factor analysis led to the hypothesis of a better fitting model with two items removed. Reliability of the subscales and the instrument as a whole was acceptable. Items were examined for sex invariance with differential item functioning (DIF) using item response theory, and five items were flagged for significant sex non-invariance. Following removal of these items, comparison of the mean differences between male and female coping scores revealed that there was no significant difference between the two groups. Further examination of the generalizability of the coping construct and the potential transfer of psychosocial skills between athletic and academic settings are warranted.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc984216
Date05 1900
CreatorsSanguras, Laila Y., 1977-
ContributorsHull, Darrell Magness, Boesch, Miriam C., Henson, Robin K. (Robin Kyle), Moore, Whitney
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 42 pages, Text
RightsPublic, Sanguras, Laila Y., 1977-, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved.

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